and also, on the call that president obama had called him, told him to call directly for any assistance. and i've also had conversations with fema director, as well as the army corps of engineer. and i'm pleased to see that we have more than 1,500 fema personnel positioned along the east coast working to support disaster preparedness. as well as search and rescue operations. there's 28 teams comprised of 294 fema corps, that are pre-staged, as we had asked for. there are three federal urban search and rescue task forces. so, you know, it's nice to see the federal government is working hand in hand with governor christie, and all of the county and local officials. >> all right. senator menendez, thank you so much for taking the time. good luck. obviously it looks like a personal story for the 60 million people in this country who have been affected by this storm. let's get to jason carroll who is out on long island. i know, jason, you've been watching the storm come where you were, it was pretty incredible. what is it like for you at this moment? >> well, right now -- >> and yes, it appe